Whipper



July 23, 1929.

R. C. MINER WHIPPER Filed Dec. 6, 1926 N N\ xv v @N v v a 2%; L 5N NS 3 @W v v v N N NW Patented July 23, 1929.

nnrrzen L'ZZZdtt ROBERT C. MINER, OF WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHIPPER.

Application filed December This invention relates to whippers and more particularly to paste whippers, although it may be employed with equal advantage for other purposes.

It contemplates more especially the provision of a simple substantially rigid member capable of manipulation to effectively mix substances to a. desired plastic state.

/Vhippers of known construction have not proved entirely satisfactory in that access to restricted areas of containers is impossible or at least very diiiicult. As a result, a uniform consistency is not obtainable therewith especially with pasty substances which generally are of'comparatively high viscosity.

One object of the present invention is to simplify the construction and improve the operation of devices of the character menioned.

Another object is to provide a simple, inexpensive whipper which is free from moving elements.

A further object is to provide a substantially rigid whipper which is shaped to enable access to restricted areas.

A still further object is to provide a device having a whipping blade disposed in a curvilinear plane.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a plan view of the device embodying features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the device shown in Figure 1.

The structure selected for illustration comprises a handle 10 preferably of metallic construction capable of being stamped or otherwise shaped to provide an inexpensive gripping member.

Bigidly associated with the handle 10, is a whipping blade 11 which, in the present embodiment constitutes a plurality of wires 12, in this instance three, bent intermediate their extremities 13 to define a fold 14 disposed longitudinally of the handle 10. Each of the wires 12 are of varying lengths so as to be spaced uniformly in nested relation to each other in a common plane to provide a perfo- Serial No. 152,808.

rate blade, the extremities 13 thereof being fixed to the handle 10 in any suitable manner such as by soldering or applying 0l3l181 &(1- hesives thereto.

The fold 14 is rounded as at 15 to define an enlarged end area with one portionthereot pointed as at 16 to enable access to restricted areas of a container. The blade in proximity to the fold 14 is curved so that the surface thereof will be disposed in a curvilinear plane to increasethe surface area thereof. The increased surface area materially increases the frictional reaction between the blade and the substance through which itis passed to impart a. twirl thereto to effect an intimate relation between the various ingredients contained in the plastic substance.

Reinforcing means, in this instance a Wire 17, is fixed to the handle 10 along the median line thereof as at 18 to support and rigidify the blade 11. This is accomplished by'adhesively securing the other extremity 19 thereof to each of thewires 12 in the region of the fold as at 21, 22 and 23 thereby maintaining the fold in an arcuate plane as hereinabove described. i

\Vith the above arrangement of parts, it

will be apparentthat a simple, inexpensive and effective whipper has been provided to enable access to restricted area as well as to effectively whip a substance to a plastic state.

Various changes may be made in the embodiment of the invention herein specifically described Without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A beater comprising a handle and wires secured in said handle, each wire forming a part of both sides and the tip of said heater and being disposed one within another, said Wires being aligned their entire length and for the major portion of their extension in the-same plane as the handle and bent conjointly to form a tilted tip, the wires having 9 their extremities in substantial abutment 111 said handle and diverging from said handle to form at said tilted tip transversely arranged spaced sections said transverse sections of wire being at an acute angle to the portion of such Wires forming one side of said heater, the portion of the Wires intermediate said transverse section and the other side of said heater being gently curved.

2. The beaterdesoribed in claim 1, and having in association therewith a reinforcing Wire, one end of which is disposed in said handle intermediate the said end portions of the other Wires and forming the innermost of the Wires in said handle, the other end of said re- 10 inforcing Wire being joined to said other Wires at the transverse sections thereof.

ROBERT C. MINER. 

